Castlelyons GAA Club News

30 July, 2013

MF Championship

Castlelyons 2-10. EireOg 5-11

On a lovely evening in Mahon Castlelyons played Eire Og in the 2nd
round of the Minor Football Championship.Eire Og got straight into the
game from the throw in and after 10 mins they were leading 2-02 to
0-02.In the remaining 20 mins of the half Castlelyons got their game
going and with goals from Jack Barry and Ronan Bransfield they led at
half time on a score line of 2-09- to 2-03.The second half turned out
very disappointing for Castlelyons as Eire Og dominated play and
scored 3-08 in the second half to run out very convincing winners.The
Castlelyons panel never gave up and even though things were going
against them they competed to the very end.

Castlelyons played Kileagh in a JB hurling league match in Kileagh on
Sat evening last. On a bright fine evening Castlelyons got off the
mark immediately with a point from D Tobin. A Fenton and S Moroney
pointed shortly after but Kileagh replied with 3 pointed frees to
leave scores level after 15 mins. Castlelyons lost their way a little
for the remainder of the half where they dominated play but only added
2 points to their total through A Fenton and C O'Connell to lead at
half time by 0-07 to 0-05. Castlelyons dominated play in the second
half and with scores from R Fenton, D Tobin,B O'Donovan and A Fenton
ran out winners on a score line of 1-15 to 0-08.This was a good outing
for the team ahead of the JB Championship match on Sat 3rd against
Carrig Na bhFear in Watergrasshill.

Castlelyons took on Charleville in Mitchelstown on Sun night last in a
IH Challenge match. On a wet showery night Charleville started very
brightly and dominated possession and scores in the first half leaving
Castlelyons shooting a lot of wides under pressure from a strong
Charleville back line. Charleville went in at half time leading on a
score line of 1-08 to 0-03 having completely dominated the half. The
second half started in a downpour Castlelyons with some positional and
personnel changes competed for every ball and went on to win on a
score line of 2-12 to 1-13.The second half performance is the level
the team must play at and the challenge now is to produce this level
of performance in every match.

Ticket sales for the club Fundraising Draw have been going very well
this past week with sellers out and about in all areas. This draw is
the major fundraiser for the club for the year and we urge all
supporters to please contribute. The draw will take place on Sat 14th
and Sat 28th September and tickets are now available from any club
member, players and select outlets in the area.

Membership

Membership for 2013 is now overdue and needs to be paid immediately.
Subs can be paid to Con Lawlor (treasurer) Donal O'Leary ,Denis Fenton
or any officer of the club.

Well Done

Well done to Castlelyons Camogie Junior team who won the 1st round of
their championship at the weekend when they overcame Banteer in a
great match played in Castlelyons.